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NB- This site has to be considered as part of the Troodos ophiolite, a 90 million year old fragment of extremely well-preserved oceanic crust.
Rock outcrops along the Akaki Canyon walls and its tributary give excellent examples of both the lavas and structures at the top of oceanic crust.
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40 years of protection, 188 States Parties, 936 World Heritage Sites. Join us for the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention as we highlight the role of local communitites in sustainable development.
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The record of the "International Expert Meeting on the 40th Anniversary" which was held on 16 February 2012 is now available on the Japan ICOMOS website in English and Japanese.
http://www.japan-icomos.org/news.html
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Commercial development in the area surrounding the site
Redevelopment of a complex for visitor facilities
Need for an integrated management plan
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Peru,
Major urban rehabilitation projects
Institutional cooperation to be improved
,WHC:
The Municipality of Cuzco opened a call for tender for the renovation of the Plaza de San Francisco. The project includes the construction of an underground parking. The Secretariat requested information on this matter. On 31 January 2003, the State Party informed the World Heritage ...
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Russian Federation,
Gradual changes to the urban fabric: construction and restoration projects (issue resolved)
Inappropriate urban development (issue resolved)
Major changes to the property’s skyline through the construction of the new Cathedral of the Assumption (issue resolved)
High rise projects (issue resolved)
Lack of appropriate management system (issue ...
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WHC-15/20.GA/12
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WHC/16/40.COM/7A État de conservation des biens inscrits sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial en péril
WHC/16/40.COM/7A
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WHC/17/41.COM/7A État de conservation des biens inscrits sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial en péril
WHC/17/41.COM/7A
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WHC/19/43.COM/7A État de conservation des biens inscrits sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial en péril
WHC/19/43.COM/7A
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WHC/21/44.COM/7A État de conservation des biens inscrits sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial en péril
WHC/21/44.COM/7A
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WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add
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WHC-15/39.COM/7A Etat de conservation des biens inscrits sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial en péril
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WHC-15/39.COM/7A.Add
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WHC-13/19.GA/7
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WHC-13/37.COM/10A
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Jozani - Chwaka Bay Conversation Area is a natural protected forest reserve covering about 30km² about 23 miles South of Zanzibar Town. The coral rag zone is habitat for wildlife species of national and international significance including the endemic and near extinct Zanzibar leopard (P.pardus adersii), the red colobus monkey (Procolubus badius Kirkii) and the Ader ...
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The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the Centro Camuno per i Studi Preistorici (CCSP) and the Ministero per i Beni et le Attivita Culturali, organised a workshop from 23-23 May 2007, financed by the Spanish Funds-in-Trust entitled ‘Managing Rock Art World Heritage Sites' with the participation of invited Rock Art experts from around the world to ...
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Côte d'Ivoire,Guinea,Lack of Management Plan; Lack of funding; Poaching; New railway; Mining,IUCN reported to the Bureau that there is still some uncertainty regarding the commencement of a World Bank-financed iron ore mine project in the Guinean section of the site. IUCN has had no replies to its letters of concern to the relevant authorities.
The Bureau noted that the ...
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Australia,,The Bureau noted that although an agency had been set up for the management of this site, the Director and staff had only recently been appointed. The management planning process had also been delayed and no additional funds for field management activities had been provided.
The Bureau was also concerned about the pace of tourism development in the site and a ...
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Greece,,In March 1993, the Centre learnt that the construction of a road was foreseen in the immediate vicinity of the Acropolis of Samos, in front of the Tunnel of Eupalinos, and by letter of 12 March 1993 requested the Greek authorities for information on this subject.
In their reply of 25 April 1993, the Greek authorities informed the Centre that the project is ...
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UNESCO Headquarters Room VI, Paris, France.,Agenda 10.00 - 13.001. Welcome by the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, Mr Tumu te Heuheu2. Opening by the Director, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Mr Bandarin 3. Presentation of the final results of the previous meeting held in Paris (9-10 November 2006)4. Presentation of the main outcome of the second meeting of the ...
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Amsterdam, Netherlands,As a complement to the current global debate on the preservation of historic urban landscape, Stadsherstel is organizing an international forum entitled Urban Heritage Inc., Public-private partnership meets heritage preservation.
The forum will take place from 31 March until 2 April 2011 in the De Duif Church in Amsterdam. The second day of the ...
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,UNESCO Chair on Cultural Heritage and Risk Management International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage 2012
The Research Center for Disaster Mitigation of Urban Cultural Heritage, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan is organizing the 7th International Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage from 8 to 22 ...
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La Paz, Bolivia,Thanks to the generous invitation of the Government of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Ministry of Cultures, the 8th International Meeting of the Technical Secretariat, dedicated to the preparation of the nomination of Qhapaq Ñan/ Andean Road System for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List, is taking place from 26-28 April ...
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,The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), the Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA) and the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, is organising an Anglophone risk preparedness workshop for cultural heritage site managers, community members, and related professionals from all African countries, which ...
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UNESCO Headquarters, Paris,The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is organizing a capacity-building workshop for team leaders of the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Initiative, in the framework of the World Heritage Education Programme, from 12 to 15 March 2019 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.
This five-day workshop has been designed to help the team leaders of WHV to ...
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Habana, Cuba,Following the ambitious capacity-building strategy adopted within the framework of the sub-regional Action Plans for World Heritage, the Regional Institute of World Heritage in Zacatecas, a Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO, will organize a workshop aimed at improving the States Parties’ use of the Tentative Lists at the national and regional ...
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WHITR-AP Shanghai,On 18-19 November, the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITR-AP Shanghai), a Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO, will hold its annual HeritAP meeting. This fourth edition is focused on the theme “Conserving the Hearts of Asia: Rural Heritage”.
Given the significant role that rural ...
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The two Prehistoric Rock Art Sites in the Coa Valley (Portugal) and Siega Verde (Spain) are located on the banks of the rivers Agueda and Coa, tributaries of the river Douro, documenting continuous human occupation from the end of the Paleolithic Age. Hundreds of panels with thousands of animal figures (5,000 in Foz Coa and around 440 in Siega Verde) were carved over ...
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Mauritania,
Capture operation of the monk seal (issue resolved)
A Rally, “Trophée des Gazelles - Rallye des Sables” traversed the area of the Park in 1997 (issue resolved)
Petroleum prospecting
Over-harvesting of fish resources
,No report was received from the State Party due by 1 February 2002. In February, IUCN was informed by the GTZ Project d’Appui Institutionnel et ...
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China,Threats identified at the time of inscription of the property:
Need to revise the system of buffer zones and to consider the definition of priority visibility corridors in order to protect them from the potential impact of new constructions (issue resolved)
Finalize the creation of the Monitoring and Archive Centre and improve the historical and archaeological ...
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L'œuvre architecturale d'Henry van de Velde constitue une source essentielle de l'art moderne. Elle est le fruit d'une énorme activité créatrice, poursuivie de manière quasi ininterrompue depuis ses débuts, comme jeune peintre au cercle belge d'avant-garde les XX, en 1888, jusqu'aux prestigieuses commissions de constructions publiques des années ...
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Localisé à 15 km à vol d’oiseau de la ville de Bamenda cet abri-sous roche de 1200 m2 est situé à 1500 m d’altitude sur une montagne haute. La zone comprenant les Grassfields entre la Bénoué et le cross River le long de la frontière avec le Nigéria est reconnue comme la Berceau originel des langues Bantou. Le site archéologique semble être en place, c’est-à-dire a été ...
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With the objective of addressing issues related to the preservation of Bolivian World Heritage properties, the Head of the Latin America and Caribbean Unit of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Ms Nuria Sanz, met with the new Minister of Culture, Ms Zulma Yugar, during her recent visit to the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.
The property of Tiwanaku: Spiritual and ...
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In an effort to involve young people in the decision-making process and present their experience in biodiversity conservation, young conservationists representing natural World Heritage sites are invited to an International Youth Forum from 16-29 October at Mt Fuji and Nagoya, Japan. Held in parallel to the Convention for Biological Diversity's 10th Conference of Parties ...
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The stakeholders and partners of the project BIOsphere and Heritage of Lake Chad (BIOPALT) met in N'Djamena from 28 to 31 May 2018 to discuss their collaboration for the implementation of the project. Launched on 28 February 2018, the BIOPALT project aims to strengthen the capacity of the member states of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) to safeguard and sustainably ...
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Taking place in Helsingør, Denmark the meeting prepared for the launch of the first sustainable travel website for World Heritage. The initiative is co-funded by the European Union.
The World Heritage Journeys of the European Union platform showcases a selection of sites based around four thematic journeys – Romantic, Royal, Underground and Ancient Europe. Each journey ...
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The Archaeological Site of Nahr El-Kalb is an exceptional monument that testifies to the rich cultural heritage of Lebanon. The site has been included on the Tentative List of Lebanon since 2019, for potential nomination to the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The site’s exceptional documentary heritage includes the commemorative stelae of Nahr El-Kalb, which reflect the entire ...
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Poland,Threat to the integrity of the property (tobacco factory project) (issue resolved),Previous deliberations:
Twenty-second session of the Committee, Chapter VII.38
Twenty-third session of the Bureau, Chapter IV.75
Major progress had been made in the implementation of the Strategic Governmental Programme for Auschwitz and of the Act for the Protection of Former Nazi ...
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Djoudj, Senegal,[in French only] Cette Session francophone du Seminaire de formation rentre dans le cadre du Programme pluriannuel de formation en Afrique (2004-2005) initie par l’Unite Afrique du Centre du patrimoine mondial. Elle resulte du « Plan d’action d’etablissement de rapports periodiques 2002-2007 » adopte par le Comite et donne la priorite au developpement des ...
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Thessaloniki, Greece,Within the framework of the World Heritage Committee’s Decision concerning the state of conservation of the World Heritage property Mount Athos (Decision 36COM7B.38, St. Petersburg, 2012) and the Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest, the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports, in cooperation with the Mount Athos Holy Community and in ...
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,You are invited to the UNESCO side event at the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) “Coping with environmental challenges: climate and biodiversity action in UNESCO’s sites” on 6th of July 2021, 1:30pm - 3:00pm CEST.
Register
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The side event will begin with a discussion on how to address climate change and biodiversity on land ...
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CAWHFI’s first component focused its action on the improvement of the management of the Sangha Trinational, Gamba-Mayumba-Conkouati and Dja-Odzala-Minkebe Trinational transborder landscapes, so as to significantly decrease the poaching pressure affecting them.
Prepared in collaboration with three conservation NGOs, the management services of wildlife and of the protected ...
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Nestled high in West Himalaya, India’s Valley of Flowers National Park is renowned for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and outstanding natural beauty. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals, including the Asiatic black bear, snow leopard, brown bear and blue sheep. The gentle landscape of the Valley of Flowers National Park complements ...
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Au XIIe siècle, sur la berge escarpée droite de la rivière Kliazma s'est levée la ville de Gorokhovets, gardien de la frontière sud-est de la Principauté de Vladimir-Souzdal.
Le relief, les ravins, les collines et les falaises sur la rive de la rivière ainsi que la hauteur des remparts du Detinets1 (citadelle) atteignant cinq mètres ont fait cet avant-poste ...
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CC-79/CONF.003/9
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CC-79/CONF.015/2
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WHC-10/34.COM/INF.7.1
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Following certain media announcements reporting on the cancellation of the UNESCO Mission to the Old City of Jerusalem, Director-General Irina Bokova wishes to underscore that contrary to such information, consultations are being pursued by the Government of Israel, and the Palestinian and Jordanian authorities with a view to finalizing the terms of the mission and ...
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Peru,
Need for a rehabilitation plan for the Historical Centre
Need to improve the environment of the convent
,[Oral report by the UNDP/UNESCO Regional Project to the World Heritage Committee]
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Durban, South Africa,On the occasion of the first meeting of the World Heritage Committee in sub-Saharan Africa, a full day of special presentations is being devoted to World Heritage in Africa. The presentations included herein showcase concrete examples of projects and partnerships developed to address the recommendations of the Africa Periodic Reporting ...
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Davos, Switzerland,A special session organised in the International Disaster Reduction Conference by the World Heritage Centre and ICCROM. The purposes of the special session were to promote the integration of the traditional knowledge systems into risk management strategies and to integrate concerns for cultural heritage into broader national and regional risk management ...
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UNESCO WHC, Paris,During this meeting States Parties representatives from Europe and North America were: (i) updated of the progress made in the periodic report exercise; (ii) informed about future deadlines and calendar of meetings and (iii) provided with a practical presentation on the on-line Periodic Reporting Tool.
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Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan,This event will launch the 40th Anniversary celebrations in Japan. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova will be in attendance, along with high-level representatives of the Japanese government and international World Heritage experts.
A commemorative symposium on Disaster and Heritage will be part of the activities.
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,The Budapest College for Communication and Business, in cooperation with the Foundation for Information Society and ICOMOS Hungary, are organizing a conference in Budapest on 16 November 2012 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.
For the programme and further information, see the attachment.
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USA - Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawai‘i,Conference organized as a 2015 International Year of Light event.
Cultural astronomy is concerned with beliefs and practices related to the sky, including the ways in which cultures conceive of and apply notions of light. Participants consider the ways that indigenous viewpoints impact relevant scholarship.
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,Today at 11AM CET, participate in the first “Unite4Heritage Talks”!On this International Day for Monuments and Sites, a panel of experts will tell more on UNESCO’s work for the protection and promotion of World Heritage. Join the Facebook Live conversation! https://www.facebook.com/unesco
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The word ‘Megalith’ has been derived from two Greek words ‘megas’ meaning big/large and ‘lithos’ means stone. The megalith is a nomenclature used for certain burial style which involves stone erect structures for dead. The megaliths have been reported from various parts of world such as Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America. The spatial horizon of distribution of ...
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China,a) Uncontrolled urban development and expansion of tourism-related facilities in and adjacent to the boundary of the property;
b) Negative impact of the rehabilitation projects on the protection of the traditional urban tissue of the historic centre. ,The State Party submitted its report to the World Heritage Centre on 20 January 2011.
The report describes ...
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Peru,
Continuous deterioration of earthen architecture structures and decorated surfaces from lack of conservation and maintenance practices
Illegal occupation of the property
Unregulated farming activities
Rising water table levels
Delay in implementing protective measures (legislation and regulations already passed by the National Authorities)
,On 16 February 2016, the ...
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The Gyeongju Historic Areas contain a remarkable concentration of outstanding examples of Korean Buddhist art, in the form of sculptures, reliefs, pagodas, and the remains of temples and palaces from the flowering, in particular between the 7th and 10th centuries, of this form of unique artistic expression. 976Gyeongju Historic AreasZones historiques de GyeongjuZonas ...
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Attributes, more commonly called features in the case of natural properties, are those elements, processes or features that convey and make manifest the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of a property. Identification and understanding of their interrelationships are crucial to understanding OUV and therefore to ensuring appropriate protection and management mechanisms.
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The main goal of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is to safeguard the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge and skills that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage.
Such heritage may be manifested in domains such as oral traditions and expressions, performing arts, ...
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WHC-14/38.COM/8B
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WHC-15/39.COM/8B
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WHC/17/21.GA/10
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WHC-05/29.COM/INF.15
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WHC-13/37.COM/5C
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Mauritania,,At its last session the Bureau took note of the IUCN report on a planned capture operation of six monk seals from the sea population of the park. The Centre was informed by the French Ministry for the Environment that the experiment was carefully planned and coordinated with IUCN. The capture operation and breeding experiment is surveyed by the "Comite ...
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Montenegro,
Earthquake in 1979
Complete review of the current state of conservation is needed (unclear state of recovery efforts following the 1979 earthquake when nearly 70% of the monuments were destroyed)
,A meeting between the Centre and the Permanent Delegation of Yugoslavia took place in February 2002 concerning the state of conservation of Kotor and to review the ...
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By compiling on the Internet the national laws of its Member States, UNESCO offers all stakeholders involved (Governments, customs officials, art dealers, organizations, lawyers, buyers and so forth) a complete and easily accessible source of information. In the event of a legal question about the origin of an object (which may have been stolen, pillaged, or illegally ...
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WHC-13/19.GA/9
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WHC-13/19.GA/9
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Peru,
Fragility of its adobe structures;
Occupation of land by farmers
,The Chan Chan Archaeological Zone was inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 1986 in view of the fragility of its adobe structures. An extensive monitoring report on the conditions of the site, prepared in the context of the regional monitoring programme for Latin America, was presented ...
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,The Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting is coming to an end with Europe and North America which embarked on this core exercise of monitoring the implementation of the World Heritage Convention since September 2022. One of the main outcomes of the cycle will be the Regional Action Plan, for which the national focal points of the region will meet from 19 to 21 December 2023 ...
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Mt. Marsabit National Park and Reserve is located in Marsabit County, in northern Kenya. It sits 1703 m above sea level. The forest covered mountain is an extinct Holocene shield volcano characterized by hills and several craters shrouded in mist. The extinct volcano area covers approximately 210,000 ha and is surrounded by expansive low-lying arid plains at an altitude of ...
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Phrygians are one of the Trak tribes migrated from Thrace to Anatolia. According to the general consent, Trak migration started from 1200 B.C. and lasted almost 400 years centered mostly in the period following the decadence of Hittite Empire. Having invaded Troia and surrounding, Phrygians spread over the shores of Askania Lake (Iznik Lake) and Sangarius River Valley ...
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Philippines,
Proposed plan for building an ossuary to replace the original 159 crypt burials (issue resolved)
Need for long-term solution to control the flow of heavy rain water (issue resolved)
,The World Heritage Centre has received information from civil society, including media reports, about a plan to construct the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge Project, which would pass ...
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In the 1st century A.D. the Roman Imperial authorities began to exploit the gold deposits of this region in north-west Spain, using a technique based on hydraulic power. After two centuries of working the deposits, the Romans withdrew, leaving a devastated landscape. Since there was no subsequent industrial activity, the dramatic traces of this remarkable ancient ...
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Mexico,a) Urban development pressures in areas surrounding the property;
b) Lack of management plan.,On 2 February 2010, the Management Plan was submitted by the State Party, including various annexes, one of which provides responses to the requests made by the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009). On 18 March 2010, a document entitled – State ...
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Jordan,
Heavy flooding in 1996 (issue resolved)
Insufficiency or non-existence of sewage disposal facilities (issue resolved)
Insufficient conservation of antiquities (issue resolved)
Housing (uncontrolled development of villages in the vicinity of the site)
Ground transport infrastructure (construction or road widening projects leading to the site)
Other encroachments ...
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Valencia, Spain,Leading international architects, urban planners and mayors will gather in Valencia, Spain's third largest city, July 2-4 for an International Conference on Architecture and Cities for the 21st Century, to explore the crucial issues affecting our cities, the people who build them and those who live in them.
These are issues of universal concern, especially ...
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Valencia, Spain,Leading international architects, urban planners and mayors will gather in Valencia, Spain's third largest city, July 2-4 for an International Conference on Architecture and Cities for the 21st Century, to explore the crucial issues affecting our cities, the people who build them and those who live in them.These are issues of universal concern, especially ...
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Graz, Austria, 7-12 October 2000
Interregional Seminar on World Heritage and Youth
The workshop consisted of 3 working groups that focused on different aspects of the World Heritage Education. The first working group was "Challenges in Introducing World Heritage Education into classroom teaching and trough extra-curriculum activities"; the second group was working on the ...
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Situés à 15 km de la ville de Ngambé, les Mégalithes de Saa appartiennent à la communauté LIMBUM. Il y a deux groupes de mégalithes situés dans un épicentre de 3 et 4 km depuis le village de Saa. Le premier groupe se trouve à Saa-Mbura et couvre une superficie d’un kilomètre carré. Le deuxième groupe est à Saa-Machub. Ce sont des pierres dressées, disposées soit en cercle ...
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The salt domes can be observed in south, southwest, and central areas of Iran. The salt domes are one of the main units of structural geomorphology of Iran. Those with highest density are formed in Zagros Folded zones, Persian Gulf region, and rarely in central Iran and Azerbaijan. The main area the domes are originating is Hormoz Formation related to Infra-Cambrian. The ...
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An inspection team has found the damage resulting from the 3 April grounding of a bulk carrier on the Great Barrier Reef (Australia), a World Heritage site. Initial inspections indicate the impact site covers approximately 2.5 km, and reef scarring and potentially toxic paint residue have been found. The coral and sea bed structure was completely crushed in some areas ...
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On Wednesday, 28 January, the cargo ship Floreana stranded near San Cristobal, an island that is part of the Galápagos islands World Heritage site.
The vessel transported 1,400 tons of cargo and 50,000 liters of fuel among other, potentially hazardous, products. Accordingly to early government reports, products leaked from the ship. Actions are being taken to define the ...
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The Director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre will be chairing one of the events of the G20 Culture Webinars “Addressing the climate crisis through culture”, session II on “Strategies and Actions for Increased resilience of Cultural Heritage” will take place on 12 April 2021, 13h20 to 14h25. The event will be accessible via livestream through the YouTube channel of the ...
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Spain,Enlargement of the Yesa Dam flooding a part of the Route;,The State Party confirmed the information provided last year to reduce the dimensions of the reservoir. The compromise solution put forward for the Yesa Dam foresees reducing the affected stretch of the Route to a total of 4.2 km (instead of 9.4 km) - from 7.1 km to 3.4 km for the southern part and from ...
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Ecuador,Proposed reduction of the boundaries; Colonization pressure; Road construction project,The Bureau was satisfied to note that the Sub-Secretariat of Forestry and Renewable Natural Resources which is responsible for the management of this site has been successful in halting a proposed road construction project in order to bring together the relevant provincial and ...
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Malacca, Malaysia,The Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage of Malaysia and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are jointly organizing a Regional Workshop as a follow-up to the 2003 Periodic Reporting exercise for North-East and South-East Asia, from 12 to 16 December 2005 in Malacca, Malaysia.Between 1997 and 2003, States Parties of the Asia and Pacific region, in ...
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Kyoto, Japan,In cooperation with UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM, ICOMOS.Guideline for ApplicationThe criteria for selecting the participants for this training courseThe criteria for selection are in accordance with the rules of ICCROM. In the group work and workshop of this training course, it is expected that the trainees will prepare a plan for the disaster ...
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Katowice, Poland,The National Heritage Board of Poland is honoured to host a Promotional meeting of the Polish edition of “Managing Cultural World Heritage – World Heritage resource manual”, which will take place on 26 and 27 November 2015 in Katowice (Poland).
The programme of the meeting is divided into three thematic blocks:
The promotion of “Managing Cultural World ...
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,There is only one Earth, not one planet for nature and another for humans. However, it seems our planet is being treated as a back-drop in most people’s lives. The Covid-19 pandemic is a reminder that all living beings are interdependent, including humans. If one part of the system changes, it impacts on us all. We have the opportunity to reorient our societies, our ...
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TBS
System Broadcasting Tokyo
© TBS
Since 1996, Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) have been working towards the promotion of the World Heritage Convention and raising awareness on the conservation of the world heritage properties’ outstanding universal value. This partnership was originally concluded between the World Heritage Centre and the National Federation of ...
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Classical Chinese garden design, which seeks to recreate natural landscapes in miniature, is nowhere better illustrated than in the nine gardens in the historic city of Suzhou. They are generally acknowledged to be masterpieces of the genre. Dating from the 11th-19th century, the gardens reflect the profound metaphysical importance of natural beauty in Chinese culture in ...
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These two castles represent the most significant examples illustrating the exchange of influences and documenting the evolution of fortified architecture in the Near East during the time of the Crusades (11th - 13th centuries). The Crac des Chevaliers was built by the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem from 1142 to 1271. With further construction by the Mamluks ...
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Noravank is reached through a rocky defile and is situated in pectacular scenery in the Amaghou valley, surrounded by red and grey limestone cliffs. The monastic buildings date to the thirteenth century and are notable for the originality of their design, particularly those built by the architect Momik. The valley also contains important cave complexes.
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NB- This site has to be considered as part of the Troodos ophiolite, a 90 million year old fragment of extremely well-preserved oceanic crust.
In an excellent road section the sheeted Dyke Complex (layer 2) of oceanic crust is superbly exposed. Spreading processes and hydrothermal alteration within this part of the oceanic crust can be studied here.
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Important announcement for the visitors of the World Heritage Centre portal The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has established a new simpler web address: https://whc.unesco.org (without www) Web browsers using the old address will be automatically referred to the appropriate page on the new server.
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
Need for information on the management
Site Museum project
Upgrading of the A303 trunk road project
Risks of collapse of Silbury Hill
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Le Havre, France,This international conference brings together four urban sites of the 20th century, three of which are inscribed on the World Heritage List.A poster contest on the theme "Recognition, Valorization and Protection of the Architectural and Urban Heritage of the 20th century" is also held in conjunction with the conference.
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UNESCO's Headquarters, Paris,A meeting on "International Protection of Landscapes", organized by UNESCO's Culture Sector in collaboration with the Permanent Delegation of Italy and the Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, will be held at UNESCO's Headquarters in Paris on 18 April 2011, from 10.30am to 1pm, Room IV (Fontenoy building). The agenda is attached.
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,In the framework of the Preparation of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Europe and North America Region, the national Focal Points for Periodic Reporting from Mediterranean Europe will meet in Valletta from 21 to 24 September 2011, at a meeting hosted by Malta and organized with the collaboration of the World Heritage Centre.
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WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add2
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WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add2
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WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add
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WHC-11/18.GA/11
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WHC/19/43.COM/7A.Add
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WHC/19/43.COM/7A.add.2
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WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
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WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add.2
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WHC-15/20.GA/10
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WHC/18/42.COM/8B
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Hassan Sabah's castle has been located in northeastern side of Gazor Khan Village in the environs of Mo'alem Kalayeh, from the environs of Roudbar of Alamout. The relics of castle stand on the cliff of Kanglou-Marazi along with valleys and horrible precipices. The height of this cliff is 220 meters and 2163 meters above the sea level. It is located on the ...
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The situation continues to get worse at Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo), where 2 male silverbacks have been killed.The gruesome tally continues: since late December the mountain gorilla, a flagship species that contributes to the recognition of the outstanding universal value of the Park, has suffered serious losses by armed groups. On January 6 ...